Resources - Co-existing Conditions with ADHD

General Overviews of Co-Existing Conditions

An overview of co-existing conditions for women with ADHD. See the chapter on this topic in the book Understanding Women with ADHD by Kathleen Nadeau and Patricia Quinn

The following statistics about the prevalence of coexisting conditions in adults with ADHD are taken from pp. 15-16 in The ADHD Effect on Marriage, by Melissa Orlov

Current depression: 16-31%Depression at some point in life: 53%Anxiety: 24-43%, depending upon a variety of factorsOppositional defiant disorder (ODD): 24-35%Conduct disorder: 17-25% (rates can be higher if diagnosed as hyperactive when a child)Alcohol dependence or abuse at some point in lifetime: 21-53%

Anger

Totally ADD has an informative video about how to manage ADHD anger at this link.

Fibromyalgia

Learning Differences

Estimates vary depending upon how one defines "learning disability" but a significant number of people with ADHD have at least one learning disability. These can go undetected if doctors don't fully screen for them. Make sure to get a full neuropsychological assessment, not just a review of an ADHD screener when you are being diagnosed.

Sleeping Problems

Three quarters of adults with ADHD report an inability to "shut off their minds", and when they eventually do fall asleep, many complain that they toss and turn or get up several times in the night. We have a longer article on the topic of sleep and ADHD at this link and this link.

Can You Train Yourself to Need Less Sleep? Read more in this article in New York Times.